Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
THE RAILROAD RECORD.
The Utah q Northern Makes a Nevn.,
on Salt Shipments Which Will GIN.
Reduction In Rates If h Salt M,
Don't Pool-Other Railway News,
A NEW DEAL ON SALT,

AM S"UOC A. tA0 SAlL Men
Don't Pool-Other Railway News,
NEW f. ON SALT.
A tariff sheet was issued yesterday b,
the Union Pacific road, which changes thu
rate upon salt that has been so much
cause of complaint to Butte mill men, but
does not give them quite that relief thu,
asked Tor. The rate in future will be Sl2
a ton for the freight to Butte from Ogden
and Hot Springs, Utah. This leaves Ii.
mill men free to make their own %contracts
upon salt which, it is claimed, can be pro.
cured for $1.75 per ton from the makers.
The price previously was SIS per ton for
the salt delivered, including carriage, the
company having taken this course to pro.
tect the mill men here from pools and
other extOrtionate raises of the price and
running all the risk. Now they leave the
mill men to
TAKE THEIR OWN
risk Of getting the salt at less or more than
$3 a ton and simply charge $12 a ton for
bringing it to Butte. This rate of toll ia
one which gives the company very fair re.
muneration for the carriage of this neces.
sary. 1t stands midway between the freight
on wheat. the cheapest toll, and that on
machinery, the most expensive. It is to-
certain extent a relief, bringing the price to
$13.75, provided the mill men can procure
the salt at that figure; but as they com.
pared the rate on salt with that on coal in
their interview with Vice-P President Potter
Of che Union Pacific when he was here, and
as the coal is laid down at Sc d ton, itis
more than probable that the dissatisiac.
finn still roppoipo nc %ho l;ff,-o-.
ing under the new tariff will be very SLIGHT
at best.
A SYNDICATE CONFERENCE.
NEW YORK, July ga conference of III. !
parties interested in the Ives syndicate is
being held this afternoon. There is no
news on the matter SO far, although some
faith is put in the statement that the
Pennsylvania will obtain control of the prop
erty by a guarantee of eight per cent on the
stock, and that A. Casset will be made
president in CARROTS place. CARROTS
friends say he intends giving a farewell, din. f
nor tonight before sailing for Europe to. (
morrow. Reports are current in the ex.
change that Ives & Co. have commenced /
proceedings to obtain an Injunction to pre-
vent Garrett from transferring the stock
until their rights to it are determined,
Ives and his lawyers are still in con.
ference and no settlement has been made
by him.
LOOKING FOR A PACIFIC LINE.
ST. LOUIS, July 22.-The Chicago & Rock
Island Railroad recently sent a surveying
party through the mountains OF Nevada
and California for the purpose OF discover.
ing the tractable route paralleling the Cen.
tral Pacific. This party returned a short
ago, n report a route beginning
instance from Fort Wingate, N. NJ,
crossing the Colorado river some distance
above the Grand Canyon, passing through
Phoebe, Typo and Owens, crossing the ST.
erras through the Kings Pass, emerging in
5he vicinity of Lubare Lake, the CaHt
and following San Joachim Valley to the
The line lies through a low pass
xhere little grading will be necessary.
u his route be adopted the great
mineral region of Phoebe County will BE-
rendered available,
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Boston
jnanber OF Commerce complains to the
inter- State Commerce Commission against
ne New York Central, Lake Shore and
,oston &Albany for discrimination against
in favor Of New York on grain rates
som Ch1cago. George Rice, OF Marietta,
mo- nled a formidable complaint against
great number of roads, charging gross
1scrlmlnation against him on the rates
u OIL IN favor OF the Standard Oil Com.
any claim. Wade & Co., OF Colfax, ". T..
omplaln that the Oregon Railway & Navi.
company charges 81 a ton upon
nea1 rom Colfa1 to Portland. 800 miles.
hlch they aver is excessive.
M. 4 ST. P. STOCK.
NEW YORK. July 22.-The Milwaukee6
&. Paul Company notified the Stock E1.
lange to-day that 57,371 shares ofits
Nv stock had been subscribed for, making
addition to the 3d. 900 shares for tho
1icago q Evanston road, 81, 531 shares
! OF which were placed upon the regular
" OF the exchange. The so 1000 shares
subscribed for are expected to be taken
London holders, whose subscriptions
we not yet arrived.
A NEW INTERSTATE OFFICE.
July 22.-The Interstate
mmerce Commission has created a bu'
III TO be styled the Department OF Sta
tics, the head OF which will be denomr
ted auditor. Mr.. G.. c. Mccain has been
pointed auditor, and will enter upon his
Ties August LIST. Mr.. Mccain is a native
minnesota, and has held for severa,
lrs a responsible position in the office
'ert Fink. the Trunk Line commissioner
New York City.